glasnost

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Memorial traces its roots to the 1980s under Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, who encouraged society to embrace greater openness, or “glasnost”.

From Reuters

Mr. Gorbachev had initiated a period of glasnost, or openness, and perestroika, a reconstruction of the political and economic system of the Soviet Union.

From New York Times

“It’s like they tried perestroika without glasnost,” he said, invoking terms used in the Soviet Union during its reform era at the end of the Cold War.

From New York Times

At the time, the Soviet Union was opening up under policies including glasnost, which gave more room for public debate and criticism.

From Washington Post

The move threatens to silence an organisation that was born out of the “glasnost” reforms of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s and became a leading voice in civil society.

From Reuters